A Second Chance at Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard)

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The photo showed a woman, cradling a toddler who looked to be about a year old

Hailey stared at the pictures, thinking at first that they were sent to her by mistake as she didn’t recognize the people in them.

But then she saw Yeager in one of the photos and she was stunned

What the hell?

She was about to question the sender, brow furrowed in confusion, when a message popped up in the chat box

[This is Yeager’s ex–girlfriend, Bernice, and their child together]

Yeager had an ex and a kid?

As Hailey was still recovering from the shocking revelations, a voice message was delivered to her.

She stared at the audio note for a few moments before pressing play with trembling fingers.

Yeager’s voice filled the air “If she had something to hide, she wouldn’t be able to withstand your interrogation. Why are you still doubting her?“–

That was followed by the scornful tone of Janice. “Just look at her demeanor, her physique, even her gait exudes sensuality A woman as striking and attention–grabbing as her, I refuse to believe she doesn’t have something to hide.”

average man would be enticed by her, let alone the kind of men found in nightclubs.

had met Yeager’s parents. Undoubtedly, this was their genuine perception of her expressed while she had excused

–

and ‘Mom, I didn’t stop you from questioning Hailey out of respect for you, to give you

The rooftop garden immediately came into view with its comfortable red

a touch of irony, especially when she saw Yeager, impeccably dressed in a suit and tie, acting the

why did he show a different side when she wasn’t looking?

the photos, they all played back in her mind, leaving Hailey frozen in place.

he took her hand and found it cold, “Hailey, what’s wrong?

concerned, reaching out to feel her forehead. After a moment, he frowned, “You don’t have

appearance didn’t match his true nature. The face of her ex–husband, Austin Zimmer, suddenly overlapped with Yeager’s in her vision, leaving her momentanly unable to distinguish between the

deceived her for money And what about

with concern, “Hailey,

slightly, “No, I’m just

to witnessing Austin’s infidelity firsthand, this revelation felt like a mere ripple on a calm lake.

thought she’d finally found someone who truly loved her. It turned out that it

eased Yeager’s concerns, “Since you find it special, would

nodded nonchalantly, following him to the center of the garden.

her chair for her in a gentlemanly manner, then look her hand and helped her

so polished and refined. It would be really hard to see through him if one only looked at the surface.